Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine developed by Stephen Wolfram that was released in 2009. It answers factual queries by computing answers from curated external data sources. The technology behind Wolfram Alpha includes over 15 million lines of code and datasets accumulated over several years that have been checked by scientists and experts. Wolfram Alpha can answer a wide range of questions by computing the responses.

1. Wolfram Alpha
By: Matthew imaizumi

2. What is Wolfram Alpha?
 Computational knowledge engine or answer engine
 It answers factual queries by computing the answers
from externally sourced curated data.
 Released in May, 2009 by Stephen Wolfram
 He also created Mathematica
 Computational software program

3. How does it work?
 Users submit queries and computation requests via a
text field.
 Wolfram Alpha then computes the answers from the
curated data.
 https://www.youtube.com/v/oORzFifLFGI

4. Technology Behind Wolfram Alpha
 Written in 15 million lines of code
 Datasets have been acculumated over several years
 Datasets are curated (distinct from auto-generated)
 Based on quality and must be checked by scientist or an
expert in the field

5. What all can it do?

8. Questions?
 Would you use wolfram alpha?
 Do you think Wolfram Alpha will ever be more popular
than google?

9. Sources
 http://www.cio.com/article/2406063/data-management/
wolfram-makes-data-interactive.html
 http://www.cio.com/article/2428503/internet/is-wolfram-
alpha-a-google-killer-.html
 http://www.howtogeek.com/106925/10-amazing-uses-for-
wolfram-alpha/
 http://www.businessinsider.com/awesome-things-you-can-
do-with-wolfram-alpha-2013-7?op=1